Cherry Walnut Bars

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 1 cup brown sugar packed
• 1 teaspoon butter 
• 0.5 cup coconut or flaked
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar 
• 2  eggs 
• 2.3 cups flour all-purpose
• 4 ounce maraschino cherries 
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 
• 0.5 cup walnuts chopped
• 0.5 cup sugar white

Equipment

• oven
• baking pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
2. Mix together flour, white sugar and butter or margarine.
3. Mix until crumbly. Press into a 9 x 13 inch pan.
4. Bake for 20 minutes or until lightly browned.
5. Beat eggs, sugar, salt, baking powder, and vanilla.
6. Drain and chop cherries, reserving liquid. Stir chopped cherries, nuts, and coconut into egg mixture.
7. Pour on top of crust.
8. Bake 25 min. Cool.
9. Combine 1 teaspoon butter and 1 cup confectioner's sugar with enough liquid from cherries until spreadable. Frost bars.
10. Sprinkle with coconut when icing is set.